Washboiler



Aug. 2s, 1923.

@Hoff/nego A. B. CROSIER ET Al-4 wAs'HBoILER Filed sept. 18'. 1922 @vih/mao i771. w

Patented Ang. 28, 1923;

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f i WASHBOILE'R.

nppiictiiimea 'september 1e, 1922;, serial anfassen.

i To alle/171.0712, t may concern.'

Beit known that We, ARTHUR B. @Rosina and FRANK B.V 'Cnosrnmf citizens vof the United States, residing at Beloit, in the county of Rock and Stateof Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVashboilers; and We dodeclalre the folloiving to be arfull, clear, and 'exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art vto which it appertains to make and usethe same. fr

This invention relates broadly to clothes-v vvashing and dyeing apparatuses but has more specific reference to a4 device for use in connection with ay tvash boilerv which may be conveniently termed anlinsert.` f The principal object of the invention is to provide a device ofthis classwhich'is in the form of a vfalse bottom Witha fluidA conduit rising from it, together with ajunique means associated with the latter for controlling` the passage of steam therethrough to` mingle with and gravitate through the clothes. 'p e Speaking more specifically, it is anz'object of the invention to provide `the abovenamed means which is in the form ofa valve for permitting an intermittent action of hot Water and then steam on the clothes, Where by to remove all dirt particles and spotsin Vthe least possible amount of.v time. .l

Inasrnuch' as theboiling of thefwater in the tub tends to push the clothes against the top ofthe latter, it` is desirable to prevent this, and itis another object ofthe inven- -tion to provide unique means disposed above' the aforesaid. insert, this means serving to press the clot-hes downwardly vand tomainf tain them beneath the level of, the Water so long as a specified amount is kept-A in the boiler. l '-15 g Y.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent as 4thedescrip` tiongoeson.f `V

In. the `accompanying dra-Wings forming a partfo'fthis'yspecication .and in which like numerals'are 4 employed to ldesignfne like parts throughout the same: I Figurel. is acentrallongitudi e sectional view through a conventional type of boiler showingthe V improved insert arranged therein for use .V Y 'iFigures 2 and'. 3 areihorizontal sections taken on the lines 2.-'2 and 3 3 respectively ofFig. l.

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the unique means employed 'for .holdin-gthe clothes inthe Water; .Y f Beforeproceedin'g with the 'detailed description of the invention Weavishv to makeV it. known.thatalthoughwe have shown a. definitely shaped insertfor use in the-ordi,-v nary round boiler ortub, We Wish it'tobe understood that the invention is equally well adaptable for use in practically all types of- -I .boilers and other Washing a-pparatusesembod-.ying similarly designed containers. l. Proceeding iviththe detliled description, it will be 'seen -that the numeral 1 designates Vgenerally a falsebottom which is of substantiallyY the same diameter of the tub or boiler inrvhich itis located.v The/ and has a .downturned flangeQsurrounding its basey portion. In order to"perm itfr'ee lcirculation of `Water? beneath this `flange to promote rapid 'circulation inthe tub,`a`plu rality. of circumferentially spaced, feet 3 are provided and tl'ieserlest on the bottom fof the tub and space the flange above it. .Referringv to the 'apex 'portion of the conical bottom, it will be seen' that 'this vis flat as indicated at.

Vfalse bottom is substantially conical in shape cumferentially spaced hot Water escape openf ings .5.. ThisA liattened'apex portionfis" formed with a relativelylarge central `openiingffrom -4Which an upwardly.. tapered conduit 6 rises. vThisconduit is provided With circumferentia-llyV discharged through'them in small jets and it is also formed with a suitably `designed head `S vvh'ich is such as to" spread the VsteamV spacedv and Yvertically spacedapertures 7 to .permit the steamfto be f rises through'and Yis discharged thronghthe Y apertures in. the conduit 'in small' ,jets tol act onthe clothes, VvSofas .topositively Vcontrol the action of these Vtwo fluids, We have; prof vided the uniquefvalve. arrangement. Alf@ thoughY thisv'alve construction could be otherwise, 'we .simply prefer to. employ a, discular plate @which isof substantially the 'same diameter as theiattened apex portion 4 andV is suspended .normally in vB caretull eXa-nrlninoV this valve 9 it Y .,377 c be seenthatV the peripheral portion is'nnpertorate so 'that when the steam raises 1t spaced relation below it through the medium of hangersY ldiyhlclr'have their: loiiver Vends directed inwardly andv extended v`beneath it;

suliciently wit will close the openings'5;y Hovveventhe plate is formed, at its center' With circulnerenti'ally spaced elongated openings ll andl thesel servente permit the pess'age'ot steam into and upivardly through the conduit 6 when the het ivater openings 5V are Closedr- 'Y A In use,the '.talse bottoni l is placed in thev boiler or' tubprl ina manner as shown in Fig. landWater i'sjplaced inthe container in the iisual Way.` Theh5 the device is placed npon ya siiitablofsource of heat such as ages.

storie? Assuming that the clothes'have been placed Within the boiler andthat the Water Vhas started to boihit Willbe seen that "the lWater will Y be elevated-fand Aforced through the vsmall escape openingsz in the flat apex and will circulatethrough the clothes. soon assteam ,is generated however and it becomes of sufficient poive'r, it will act on thefvalve plate 9 Yto fonceit iip-Wardly and,

t temporarily Vclose the hot'ivater escape openings 5. yAt 'this tinieuthe steamgxvill pass throgh the openingsl1` ink thevalve and upwardly th'roiighthe coiid'uit and `Will be sprayed inljets throiigh the apertures in the latter. Itr ivillthusfbe luniformly" disln tributed. over the clothes to gravitate `doivn through themin thegusual Way. then-,the

Vsteam pressure recedesgthe valve vii'ill drop Yandwill permit the hot Water ol'eningsto be Yai uncovered, `whereby -to. permit the hot Water to again act on the elothes. Hencean intermittent aetion fof: hot Water and Vtealji on the cldthes ivillbe secured andV4 they will be thoroiighly'eleansed otall'dirt.

Y It :has 'been beforeini'nnted that in@ bnn! ing'of the Vivater in the eontainertendso bulge the clothes and lift them "upwardly 'to an extent'topressfagainst thecover and in for@ Some aithe eletns'coinpleiely 'nut Y inasmuch as Yit is desirable'- ot the vvater. not to llill the vcontainer completely to the top With Water, and as itlis Yadvisable to Vmaintain them in the Water atvalltinies-to Y -bemie effectively cleansed, we propose to use liniquemeans for accomplishing this l'end VIn vthe showing, this means con'ip'rises awiie 'ring 14.: `Which isprovide'dat diametrlcally opposite po-intsiivith. small Vspring coils l5, the uppervends of; which areeX- A tended laterally as at 1176, andfvthen vertically and bent to form. heads 17 which are cu'lvcdV slightly to"y bear againstthe inner face of the rim' ofthe cover. Thespring action'f the coils 15 serves to maintain these heads Vin tight engagement with thec'o'ver andv the device is thus held eltectively in place. lThe ring-is spaced above the sprayer head ofthe will aforesaid conduit and'itprevents, as beforek stated, tliefclothes from nljeingrlnilged iipiva'rdly under .the action' ofthe boiling water. Hence they Will bemaintained underneath thefwater level andwill be moreVvc-iectively acted on by the boiling fluid and steam.

lt is' ot course understood that in practice a' predetermined1 amount of water will be` maintained :inthe 'boiler and theY level will be substantially above the ring lil.. Since the latter is immersed slightly inthe jvater it is obvius'that itjvill `in tinf'niinaintan the clothes siibmer'ge'd in the Watejand pro:V vent them 'from boiling lip against clo= suite ci the container and 'forcing it p By carefully Considering the j'clescrlpiien.

in cnnneetin'n with the i drawings, peisn'ns 'familiar with devices ofltnisgclass -ijvill doubtless be' able to obtain a [clear iinder standing 'of the inxfe'ntioii. Therefdre, "a more lengthy and detailed dese'liptioil "ist ydeemed unnecessary.

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'since pints/bly the liest insults .innyne obtained With the constriiction and arrangement herein shown 'and 4describedfthisA is taken' as the preferred embodiment 'of `=tl1e invention. However, nf'eivish it te be Linderetnofd that. nfiino'rY changes 'Corning within theL scope of the invention as claimed be resorted toit desired.

leclaim:` Y y y i; A devianti' les classfdescntea prising a false-bottoni having acodiit rising from thecenr of its top, Seid 'tettoia n liaving'a circumferential foin ci apertures surrounding the conduit at. points adjacent therein, and a single valve normally' snpy ported in spacdrelatin below said apen tures, said valve fleeing adapt-edt@ its lifted by the lSwain to' sininltanemisly lose all nf tlienpertiires, 'and being' prei/idea fvvith a' central" openingt perr'lit A7411 ahs`sag`e ,of 'steam tn'nsugn ii; 'end ginto the conduit when said apertures are alista,

'2L A devine if the-'eines described winL prising `a Substantially eonical false lindern for; ineen-,innin a deines' 'Continentale tnttom having means 'for supporting its base above the bottomnfthe 'container' and han ing l its apex 'portion flattened nand equipped with fa cirelimferential'frow of spaced apenV tures through ivhich'liot ivater ,is permitted l ilo lis to escape, a fluid conduit rising from the'flatn tened apex of said bod" ,y andagsingle; valve supported spaced Vre lation `bel/olv the flat'- lened apex and adapted to te raised-bythe,

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on said hangers and adapted to be acted on by the steam for closing the circumferentially spaced openings of the attened apex 4. A device for insertion in a clothes c ontainer comprisin a substantially conical false bottom having a depending flange at Y its base and circumferentially arranged feet rising from said central opening, said con-` for resting on the bottom of the clothes container, the apex portion of said bottom be` ing attened and equipped With spaced openings for escape of hot Water and with a relatively large central opening, aconduit duit having openings through which steam is sprayed Vinto the clothing, suspension brackets depending from said flattened por- Y tion, said brackets having their lower ends inturned and spaced below said portion, and a plate supported on said inturned ends, said plate forming a valve for said openings and being formed With an aperture which is adapted to permit passage of steam into the conduit When the plate ise'levated sufficiently by the steam'to close the openings in said flattened apex portion. 5. In a device of the-class descr1bed,means body .of Water A1n a container in which said means is arranged, said means comprising a ring of a diameter slightly less than that of the container, a pair of spring coils'rising from the vring at diametrically opposite points and terminating inhorizontally elon-v gated loops forming heads, the latter being ycurved to conform to a part of the container With Which they are adapted to engage.

affixed our signatures.

ARTHUR B. @Ros-Inn.v

`for maintaining the clothes submerged ina '455 In testimony whereof We have hereunto*-v FRANK B. @RosinaV f 

